Sawing attachment for portable electric drills



Nov. 27, 1951 J. o. KRAUSE 2,576,090

SAWING ATTACHMENT FOR PORTABLE ELECTRIC DRILLS Fild Feb. 16, 1950 INVEN TOR. M01527? 0770 15652 0315 Patented Nov. 27, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT QF'FICEY SAWING ATTACHMENT FORQPORTABLE ELECTRIC DRILLS Julius Otto Krause, West Hempstead, N. Y. Application February 16, 1950, Serial No. 144,423

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a hobby craft device.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device which is adapted for use withregular motor power drills which serves as a mounting means for the drill and wherein the drill can have a saw blade placed on the same and Wherein the device will have suitable adjustments so as to elevate the support for the material being sawed and also to permit the angular adjustment of the top so that cuts can be made on a bias or angle and on a mitre.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a support for an ordinary electric power drill so that the drill can be used for sawing wherein the device isadjustable, which'is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to adjust, adapted to detachably receive the motor power drill, has a minimum number of parts, convenient to use, and efficient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the arrangement with the motor drill attached to it.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary end elevational view of the arrangement.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end elevational View showing the upper parts of the arrangement.

Referring now to the figures, represents a base having upright side portions H and I2 and an upright portion l3 by which an electric power drill 4 with its handle I5 can be supported upon the arrangement. The drill I4 is held in place by a curved clamping plate I6 and clamping bolts 11 made secure by wing nuts l8. The electric motor has the usual chuck l9 to which may be attached a shaft 2| for the securement to the shaft of a saw blade 22.

In the respective upright portions II and i2 are vertically extendin elongated slots 23 and 24 into which extend securing bolts 25 that fix an adjustable plate 26 to the upright portions after a vertical adjustment of the plate 26 has been made by adjusting mechanism indicated generally at 28. This adjusting mechanism 28 includes a long screw 31 with a knob 32 thereon and having right and left thread portions 33 and 34. Connected respectively to the thread portions are block nuts 35 and 36. Links 31 and 38 respectively connect the block nuts 35 and 36 with the vertically extending slide plates 26 and 21 respectively. 'As the screw 3| is turned, the

plates 26 and 21 will be adjusted vertically providing the bolts 25 are loose at the time. Thereafter, the bolts 25 will be tightened to make the slide plates secure upon the upright portions II and [2. By means of this adjustable mechanism 23, the depth of cut of the saw can be regulated.

Upon each of the slide plate 26 and 21 is an angle plate 38. This angle plate has an arouate slot 38 to permit the adjustment of the plate relative to the slide plates. Bolts 4|, when tightened, will secure the plate 38 in its adjusted position. By. adjusting the vertical plate 38, an angle or mitre out can be effected upon the work piece. Angle indications 43 are provided on the inner side of the arcuate slot 39. Since there are two of these vertical plates on the opposite sides, a rest is afiorded the work piece and plates 38 are angled, as indicated by the dot and dash lines at the top of Fig. 1, so as to make a cut on the work piece at a mitre or angle.

A guard 44 may be provided over the saw blade. A support piece 46 may extend between the vertical plates 38. A gauge 41 can also be provided upon the plate 38.

It should be apparent that there has been provided an adjustable arrangement for electric power drills which are to be used for the sawing of work pieces wherein vertical adjustment can be made of the work piece to alter the depth of out and wherein an angular adjustment can be made to permit the cuttin of the work piece at an angle or otherwise.

While various. changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what is claimed is:

A sawing attachment for a portable electric drill, including a base, substantially parallel upright portions extending rigidly upward from the opposite ends of the base, slide members adjustably connected to the upright portionsrespectively, an adjusting screw journalled in the upright portions and extending therebetween,

said adjusting screw having reverse threaded por tions thereon, block nuts mounted upon and respectively co-operating with the reverse threaded portions, links connecting the respective block nuts with the respective separate adjustable slide members, a power drill supporting member extending upwardly from the base, a power drill mounted on the supporting member and secured thereto and having a saw blade adapted to be driven thereby, said saw blade extending between the upright portions upon the base, said adjustable slide members having support means for a work piece along which the work piece can be moved while being cut by the saw, said support ing means comprising vertically extending support plates respectively connected to the slide members, each of said support plates having an arcuate slot, bolt means extending through each slot for securing each respective support plate to its respectively co-operating slide member, whereby the support plates can be disposed at various angles in order to allow a mitre cut to be made in the work piece.

JULIUS o'r'ro KRAUSE.

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